Lucky Winner The story, “The Rocking Horse Winner” written by D.H. Lawrence, is a picture describes how relationship in the family is affected by money, material gain and social position. Paul, a young boy in the story and his family are not happy at all since money is a big issue in the family. Paul’s mother thinks that her husband and the children are not lucky therefore she does not have a lot of money. She starts not to love the children and brings cold atmosphere to the family. In this story, the mother is not a good mother because she does not care about the family; she is always thinking about money and how to get luck. The mother constantly feels a need for more money.